It has begun! I found this year's cicadas in my garden this morning. Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.

@Denny great photo, what a good looking insect!

@Denny Awesome! And loud, bless ‘em.

@Denny I can hear the sound from looking at this photo. Nice photo!

@Denny That's one old bug!

@Denny that’s extremely 🆒

@starrwulfe I'm not hearing them yet. I think these might just be some early risers! I've only seen a few and it's very quiet. I'd guess in another week or two and we'll start to hear them.

@Denny Beautiful photo! And such an amazing life cycle.